Jewish dietary law (Kashruth) divides animals and animal products into kosher (fit or proper) and trayfe (unfit or nonkosher).
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Type of Animal
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Kosher (Fit)
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Trayfe (Unfit)
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quadruped
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BOTH chews cud AND has cloven hooves
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does not chew cud OR have divided hooves
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bird
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domesticated fowl
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NEITHER wild bird of prey NOR scavenger
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fish
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BOTH fins AND removable scales
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NEITHER fins NOR removable scales
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Examples:
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Type of Animal
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Kosher (Fit)
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Trayfe (Unfit)
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quadruped
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cows, goats, sheep, deer
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pigs
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bird
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chicken, duck, geese, turkeys
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vultures, hawks, eagles
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fish
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haddock, salmon, trout, tuna, white fish
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shellfish, shark (scales not removable)
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To remain kosher a proper animals needs to be raised, killed and prepared properly. Failure to do so can render it unfit.
